Design support · GX Works 2 / GX Works 3 linkage × MC AppBuilder
What is MC AppBuilder
MC AppBuilder is an engineering support tool that makes it easy to build a plant system where MC Works 64 and MELSEC sequencer are used, and is included as standard in MC Works 64.
Automatic generation of monitoring screen, tag setting, sequencer program
Automatically generates monitoring screen (including symbol parts and face plate parts), OPC tag setting (including alarm and trend setting), sequencer project (including sequence program and label definition). Automatic generation makes design easier and reduces labor of registering tags. This function also increases the affinity with Mitsubishi Electric FA equipment.
Manage system configuration in tree form
By importing a device list (CSV format) created with CAD or Microsoft® Visio® etc. to MC AppBuilder, you can build a system tree that expresses the equipment configuration of the plant. You can manage the equipment configuration of the plant in a tree format easy to understand intuitively.
Reduction of design man-hour by template *
The library contents are managed collectively as a template as design contents which can be shared for each type of equipment. By assigning templates corresponding to the devices on the system tree at design time, we can reduce design man-hour. You can register and reuse templates as templates, as well as providing your own expertise as a template.
* Templates include graphic parts information such as symbols and faceplates, control program information such as function blocks, various interface information (alarm, trend setting), etc.
Easy update system
You can add or delete devices to the finished system. Reduce design man-hour at system update.
Simplified monitoring of energy measuring instruments
Monitor screen and OPC tag setting information can be generated automatically by importing measurement point information created by Mitsubishi Electric's energy saving data collection server EcoServer III to the MC App Builder.
By linking with the setting tool of EcoServer III, it is possible to reduce the monitoring screen and OPC tag setting man-hour.
Easy creation of GOT screen
Symbol for GOT and faceplate are installed, contributing to reduction of graphic man-hours of GOT screen.
The GOT screen installed in MC Works 64 is described in the template library list.
Template Library List
name | Description | component | GOT screen | ||
symbol | Face | Function | |||
Sensor | Indicates the input status of the connected sensor. | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Fan | Control ON / OFF of the fan.※ 2 | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Motor | It performs motor ON / OFF control. ※ 2 | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Pump | Control ON / OFF of the pump. ※ 2 | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Valve | Perform valve open / close control. ※ 3 | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Damper | It performs open / close control of the damper. ※ 3 | ● | ● | ● | ● |
FanVSD | Specify the speed of the fan and perform ON / OFF control. | ● | ● | ● | ● |
MotorVSD | Specify the speed of the motor and perform ON / OFF control. | ● | ● | ● | ● |
PumpVSD | Specify the speed of the pump and perform ON / OFF control. | ● | ● | ● | ● |
FanVSD with | Perform ON / OFF control with specified fan speed from CC-Link. | ● | ● | ● | ● |
MotorVSD With | Perform ON / OFF control with specified motor speed from CC-Link. | ● | ● | ● | ● |
PumpVSD with | Perform ON / OFF control with specified pump speed from CC-Link. | ● | ● | ● | ● |
ControlValve | OPEN / CLOSE control of valves that can be specified with 0 to 100% open / close status is performed. | ● | ● | ● | ● |
ControlDamper | OPEN / CLOSE control of the damper which can specify the opening / closing state by 0 to 100% is performed. | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Measurement With | The state of measured value is shown according to preset HH / H / L / LL range. If it is higher than HH or lower than LL, an alarm is reported, and if it is H or more or L or less, a warning is notified. | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Measurement With | The state of the measured value is shown according to preset HH / H / H2 / H1 / L1 / L2 / L / LL range. | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Light Controller | Lighting controller controls lighting ON / OFF switching. | ● | ● | - | - |
Air Conditioning | Air conditioning controller controls ON / OFF switching of air conditioning. | ● | ● | - | - |
Energy Measuring | The measured values of the energy measurement module (QE81WH, QE81WH4W, QE84WH, QE83WH4W) are displayed. | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Insulation Monitor | The measured value of the insulation monitoring module (QE 82 LG) is displayed. | ● | ● | ● | ● |
PID | Perform PID control. ※Four | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Converter | It scales the value input from the analog unit and outputs the engineering value. | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Converter | |||||
Converter | It scales the input engineering value and outputs the value to the analog unit. | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Converter From | |||||
HARTMonitor | The analog value is acquired from the device compatible with HART communication and displayed. | ● | ● | ● | ● |
EnergyMeasurement with | Displays the measurement value of the measuring unit with CC-Link (electronic multi indicator). | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Q68ADV | MELSEC - Q series | - | - | ● | - |
Q62AD_DGH | MELSEC - Q series | - | - | ● | - |
Q64AD | MELSEC-Q series | - | - | ● | - |
Q68DAVN | MELSEC-Q series | - | - | ● | - |
Q68DAIN | MELSEC-Q series | - | - | ● | - |
Q62DAN | MELSEC-Q series | - | - | ● | - |
Q 64 AD 2 DA | MELSEC - Q series | - | - | ● | - |
Q68CT | MELSEC-Q series | - | - | ● | - |
Q64RD | MELSEC-Q series | - | - | ● | - |
Q | MELSEC-Q series | - | - | ● | - |
L60AD4 | MELSEC - L series | - | - | ● | - |
L60DA4 | MELSEC - L series | - | - | ● | - |
L60AD2DA2 | MELSEC - L series | - | - | ● | - |
Measuring | The measurement point current value of EcoServer III is acquired and displayed via the OPC server. | ● | - | - | - |
* 1 : GOT screen provides symbol and face plate. Automatic generation is not supported.
* 2 : Speed control is not performed.
* 3 : Does not have the function to specify opening / closing state.
* 4 : It corresponds to the PIDCONT command.
Example. Control Valve
Support equipment list
· MELSEC iQ - R series CPU (including CC - Link IE built - in model)
· MELSEC iQ - R series process CPU (including duplicated configuration)
· MELSEC Q series CPU (basic model, high performance model, universal model, universal model high speed type)
· MELSEC Q series process CPU (excluding universal model)
· MELSEC Q series redundant CPU
· MELSEC L series CPU